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Decatur, Illinois, Saturday, August 30, 1986 Page 47 Central Illinois deaths Obituaries- Whitson CASEY Lyle "Bud" Whitson, 72, of Dearborn, formerly of Casey, died 1:15 a.m. Friday (Aug. 29, 1986) in Wyandotte Hospital, Wyandotte, Mich. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday in Markwell Funeral Home, Casey, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m.

Sunday with Masonic services at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Casey-Cumberland Cemetery. Mr. Whitson was born in West-field, son of Perry and Estelle Whitson. He was retired from the Shell Oil Company.

He was a member of Casey Masonic Lodge 442, Eagle Lodge in Lincoln Park, Mich. He married Nadine Atkins in 1935. Surviving are his wife; daughters, Joyce Finney of Casey; Norma Declue of Valley Park, Connie Forbes of Taylor, brothers, Perry of Colorado Springs, Rex of Steeger; Jack of Anchor; Don of LaJolla, sisters, Ruth Noriot of Waterloo, Wanda Ziet of Gurnee; Louise Teull of Ventura, Margarete Kroeger of Traer, Iowa; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Wilson ROBINSON George H. Wilson.

67, of Robinson died 11:45 a.m. Thursday (Aug. 28, 1986) in Terre Haute Regional Hospital, Terre Haute, Ind. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Pulliam Funeral Home, Robinson, with visitation 8 a.m.

until services Saturday. Burial will be in Robinson New Cemetery. Memorials: Leukemia Foundation. Mr. Wilson was born in Robinson, son of Harry and Mary Wilson.

He was employed at the Marathon Oil Company, Robinson, for 37 years. He Orvel Lading in 1950. Surviving are her husband; sons, Mike and Greg; both of Windsor; daughters, Ann Harvey of Montrose; Dana Fergesen of Arlington, Texas; father of Stewardson; brother, Dallas of Gays; sisters, Helen Bridges of Neoga; Marilyn Montgomery of Stewardson; Juanita Harding of Mattoon; three grandchildren. One brother preceded her in death. Owen FARMER CITY Mrs.

Bryan (Nancy Myrtle Phillips) Owen, 85, of Farmer City died 7:15 a.m. Friday (Aug 29, 1986) in Cole Hospital, Champaign. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Stensel-Calvert-Belangee Funeral Home, Farmer City, with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday.

Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Farmer City. Memorials: donor's choice. Mrs. Owen was born in Nancy, daughter of John and Nancy Phillips. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Farmer City.

She married Bryan Owen. He died in 1964. Surviving are her sons, William Tharp of Clinton; Richard Tharp of Normal; daughters, Dorothy Baker of Farmer City; Shirley Knudtson of San Jose, sister, Lona Dalton of Florida; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Several brothers and sisters preceded her in death. White SULLIVAN Mrs.

Truman (Elda Rose "Bunch" Wallace) White, 77, of Sullivan died 10:02 a.m. Friday (Aug. 29, 1986) in Hawthorne Lodge, Sullivan. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan.

Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials: Alzheimer Disease Foundation. Mrs.

White was born in Shelby County, daughter of Tony and Esther Wallace. She was a retired schoolteacher of 39 years of Moultrie County School District. She was a member of the Highway Church of Christ, Sullivan. She married Truman White in 1932. He died in 1949.

Surviving are her son, Alan White of White Heath; daughter, Ellen Mc-Devitt of Sullivan; brother, Calvin Wallace of Chicago; sisters. Vena Matheson of Sullivan; Velva Davis of Shelbyville; Janette Denton of Sullivan; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Two brothers and one sister preceded her in death. Mrs. Fish was bom in Bond County, daughter of Baxter and Kathrine E.

Smith. She was a retired seamstress and cook. She was a past member of Order of Eastern Star. Surviving are her son, Robert C. of Petersburg; daughter, Mrs.

Steve (Wanda Irene) Reenan of Tamms; half brother, William Baxter Smith of Pocahontas; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. One half sister preceded her in death. Gassmann OLNEY George Gassmann, 59, of Olney died Friday morning (Aug. 29, 1986) in his home. Services will be 10 a.m.

Monday in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Olney. Zirkle Funeral Home is in charge. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in St.

Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Olney. Memorials: Carnegie Library, Olney. Mr. Gassmann was born in Olney, son of Zean and Gertrude (Weber) Gassmann. He was founder of Illini Builders, Olney, and a U.S.

Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Richland Post 30 American Legion, Olney Lodge 926 B.P.O. Elks. Olney Rotary Club, past President of the Oiney Chamber of Commerce and a member of the University of Illinois Association and Foundation. He was a member of the board of directors of Olney Savings and Loan.

He married Barbara El-kins in 1950. Surviving are his wife; sons, Chris of Olney; George Jr. of San Diego, Daniel of Chicago; daughters, Carrie Burrows of Glen Ellyn; Emily and Judy Gassmann of Chicago; Harriet Gassmann of Irving, Texas; Beth Petty of Olney; his mother Gertrude Gassmann of Olney; brothers, Henry of Olney; Frank of Madison, sisters, Mary Stonecipher of Olney; Kather-ine Schaub of Augusta, Maine: Martha Kraegar of Chicago; Gertrude Renolds of Rockford; two grandchildren. Two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. King MATTOON Mrs.

George (Ora B. Todd) King, 84, of Mattoon died 8:38 a.m. Friday (Aug. 29, 1986) in Memorial Medical Center, Springfield. Services will be 2 p.m.

Sunday in Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, Mat-toon, with visitation 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon. Mrs. King was born in Rileyville, daughter of Atlas and Laura Ellen Todd.

She was a retired retail clerk. Ervin LOOGOOTEE Mrs. James (Mazie E. Mahon) Ervin, 89, of Atchison, formerly of Loogoot-ee, died 12:10 p.m. Thursday (Aug.

28, 1986) in Senior Village Care Center, Atchison. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Miller Funeral Home, Vandalia, with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Old Loogootee Cemetery, Loogootee.

Memorials: Old Loogootee Cemetery. Mrs. Ervin was born in Loogootee, daughter of Baron and Geneva Mahon. She was a member of the Fayette County Home Extension, a member of the Lady's Aid and Zion Lutheran Church, Loogootee. She married James M.

Ervin in 1916. He died in 1976. Surviving are her daughter-in-law, Joan Ervin of Atchison; two grandchildren. One son and one sister preceded her in death. Evans PANA Mrs.

Robert A. (Faye Littlejohn) Evans, 86, of Springfield, formerly of Pana. died 8:20 a.m. Friday (Aug. 29, 1986) at home.

Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in the First United Methodist Church. Pana, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Monday in McCracken Funeral Home, Pana. Burial will be in Rosemond Grove Cemetery, Rosamond.

Mrs. Evans was born in Wells ton, Ohio, daughter of Calvin and Priscil-la Littlejohn. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Pana. She married the Rev. Robert A.

Evans. He died 1982. Surviving are her sons, Robert M. of Fort Myers, Howard W. of Tennessee: Calvin P.

of Memphis, H.W. "Bill" of Hanover; Alan D. of Mobile, Richard P. of Flora; daughters, Faye Tapp of Springfield: Margaret L. Kellner of Fort M.

Barr of Macon; Gail V. Glick of Flora: sister. Sadie M. White of Lancaster. 20 grandchildren: 26 greatgrandchildren.

One son, one daughter and three brothers preceded her in death. Fish GREENVILLE Kathryn J. Smith Fish, 76, of Greenville, died 6: 35 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 28, 1986) in Fair Oaks Nursing Home, Greenville.

Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Dewey-Schildknecht Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Greenville. Memorials: Fair Oaks Nursing Home, Greenville. city court reporter, reporter for WCIA-TV, Champaign, and WTHI-TV, Terra Haute, Ind.

She was also with the Mattoon bureau of Decatur Herald Review. She was a Coles County chairwoman and a precinct committeewoman. She was a member of Governor Edward Coles Chapter Daughters of World War II, member of the Elect Lady Chapter 40, and a 50-year member of of the Order of Eastern Star, Mattoon. She married George King in 1926. He died in 1976.

Surviving are her daughter, Rosemary King of Springfield; sister. Ruby J. Bevil of Mattoon. Five brothers and three sisters preceded her in death. Jenkins ST.

ELMO Clarence R. Jenkins, 83, of St. Elmo died 6:45 a.m. Thursday (Aug. 28, 1986) in Casa Grande Regional Medical Center, Casa Grande, Ariz.

Services will be 2 p.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church, St. Elmo, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday in May Funeral Home, St. Elmo.

Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery, St. Elmo. Memorials: First United Methodist Church. Mr. Jenkins was born in St.

Elmo, son of John and Martha Jenkins. He was a brickyard foreman for St. Elmo Brickyard and a member of the First United Methodist Church, St. Elmo. He married Effie Jackson in 1924.

He died in 1939. Surviving are his sons, Clarence R. Jenkins Jr. of Stanfield, Jimmy of St. Elmo; Alva of Little Rock, Lawrence of Mattoon; daughters, Wanda Lo.vett of Ed-war dsville; Fay Julius of Beecher City; May Donaldson of St.

Elmo; Norma Jean Jolly of Collinsville; 31 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Four brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Lading WINDSOR Mrs. Orvel J. (Ruth Marie Storm) Lading, 54, of Windsor died 9:15 a.m.

Friday (Aug. 29, 1986) at her father's home, rural Steward-son. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday in Lovins-Lockart Funeral Home, Windsor, with private family visitation 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Burial will be in Ash Grove Cemetery, near Windsor. Memorials: St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Strasburg. Mrs. Lading was born in Shelby County, daughter of Mark O.

and Etta N. Storm. She was employed by R.R. Donnelley, Mattoon. She was a member of St.

Paul's Lutheran Church, Strasburg. She married was a member of Highland Church of Christ, Robinson. He married Fern Thompson in 1939. Surviving are his wife; son, Don of Newton; daughter, Mrs. Jerry (Joan) Snider of Robinson; brother, William of Pompano Beach, sisters, Agnes Schonert of Hammond, Mary Mosher of Moline; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Winter MOWEAQUA Donald Lee Winter, 52, of Moweaqua died 9:35 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 28, 1986) in St. Mary's Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Dawson Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home.

Worthy MULBERRY GROVE Catherine Daub Worthy, 93, of Biloxi, formerly of Alton and Mulberry Grove, died 12:03 p.m. Friday (Aug. 29, 1986) in Gulf Coast Community Hospital, Biloxi, Miss. Arrangements are incomplete at Donnell-Wiegand Funeral Home. Greenville.

Births Central Illinois Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Coles County PERRY, Robb and Linda, Mattoon. boy, Aug. 29. St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Effingham MANSHlPi James and Lynnette.

Effingham, girl, Aug. 29. Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Lincoln CONRAD, Tammie. Lincoln, girl, Aug. 28.

Decatur Decatur Memorial Hospital CHAPMAN. David and Jeannette (Byrd). Clinton, girl, Aug. 27 COVINGTON. Thomas and Cheryl (Drysdale), Stonington, girl.

Aug. 28 DAVIS. Shenelder. 961 N. Edward, boy.

Aug. 26 HALL, Leona, 403 N. Pine, girl, Aug. 26 LENOX, Melvin and Elatrice (Bethel). 1253 E.

Walnut, girl, Aug. 25 MARTIN, Sandra, 3156 Vicki Court, boy, Aug. 26 MOREY. Brian and Julie (Pleasants). Springfield, boy, Aug.

28 PELLEGRINI. Perry and Susan (Fort-ner), 921 W. Olive SL, girl, Aug. 28 PETERSON, Christopher and Michelle (McKlnley), 294 N. Taylor, boy.

Aug. 27 POWELL, Robert and Pamila (Nance), 1911 N. Union, boy, Aug. 25 QUEARY, Michael and Tamira (Duncan). 2269 N.

Julie boy, Aug. 25 RYAN, Gerald and Jo (Daykin). 5253 Reas Bridge Road, boy, Aug. 28 TALLEY, Vickie, 554 E. Orchard, girl.

Aug. 26 WEILAND, Mark and Rae (Martin). 2178 N. Main. boy.

Aug. 28 WILLIAMS, Richard and Carol (Hedges). 4761 Barberry Court, boy. Aug. 27 WOOTERS, James and Rebecca (Sandage), 3445 S.

Mount Zion Road, boy. Aug. 26 St. Mary's Hospital CHAPPELL, Michael and Phyllis (Sietz). Lovington, boy, Aug.

28 DILLMAN, Todd and Colleen (Carr). Clinton, boy, Aug. 28 FORBES, David and Dawn (Temple-ton), Harristown, girl, Aug. 28 WHILEY, David and Lorie (Gisinger), 530 N. Drive, boy, Aug.

28 Lottery. SPRINGFIELD Here are the winning numbers selected Friday in the Illinois Lottery: Daily Game 5-0-6 Pick Four 7-0-5-8 Estimated Lotto jackpot: $4 million Corrections The Fun 4 supplement in Thursday's Herald Review had incorrect dates for the Heart of Illinois Ceramic Show scheduled at the Decatur Civic Center. The show will be Friday through Sept. 7. Incorrect information was supplied to the newspaper.

The dates for the Ewing Arts Festival at the Ewing Cultural Center, Bloomington, were also incorrect in Fun 4. That festival will be held Oct. 11-12. The telephone number to call for information about a Sept. 5 country music show at Kirkland Fine Arts Center sponsored by the Decatur firefighters is 875-7933.

The number was incorrectly printed in Fun 4. A reporter erred. The Herald Review strives for accuracy. Readers who think an error has been published are encouraged to call the Herald Review at 429-5151. When an error is found, a correction will be published.

Macon County deaths. Gerald and Donald, all of Decatur; 16 grandchildren; 26 One son, four brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Johnson Chester T. Johnson, M.D., 70, of Decatur died 9:28 p.m. Wednesday (Aug.

27, 1986) in St. Mary's Hospital. Services will be 5:30 Tuesday in First Lutheran Church, with no visitation. Dawson Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home is in charge. Entombment will be in Star of Hope Mausoleum, Graceland Cemetery.

Memorials: First Luteran Church, American Red Cross. Mr. Johnson was born in De Forest, son of Irwin and Rhonda Gandy Ted Delmar Gandy, 89, of Decatur died 9:40 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 28.

1986) in St. Mary's Hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Boody Baptist Church, Boody, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Monday in Dawson Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home and one hour before services on Tuesday.

Burial will be in Salem Cemetery. Memorials: Boody Baptist Church. Mr. Gandy was born in Kenney, son of Alexander and Mary Jane Gandy. He was a retired machinist for the Wabash Railroad and attended Boody Baptist Church, Boody.

He married Gertrude Copenbarger in 1917. She died in 1980. Surviving are his sons. Wendell. Recipes: Wednesday go I WorldNation- Accu-Ehehnl CHEVISTRIP bG Br Blood Glucose Monitor Two-year warranty Pocket size i.

las Visual or monitor-read Simple. to use Johnson. He was a physician in Decatur and Macon County for 40 years. He was a member of the American Medical Association and a Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church.

He married Harriette P. Weyant in 1942. Surviving are his wife; son, Eric T. of Houston, Texas; daughter, Connie J. Trammell of Decatur; three grandchildren.

O'Neil Mrs. Opal M. O'Neil, 74, of Decatur died 11:34 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 28, 1986) in Decat ur Memorial Hospital.

Her body was donated to medical science. There will be no services. Dawson Wikoff West Wood Street May suffers from arthritis and failing eyesight but still likes to read thrillers. Marjorie, who survived serious injuries in a 1960s car accident, enjoys reading The Times of London and the Bible daily. Both are ex-cigarette smokers.

Marjorie said she quit during World War II when cigarettes were rationed. May gave up her pack-a-day habit more recently. Daughters of a former bishop of Liverpool, the sisters were the last of seven children, including twin brothers Noel and Christopher, two years older. Christopher ran the quarter-mile for Britain in the 1908 Olympics and reach century Coupon Specials fed jfiffiel lj off NewakirY Chj3mstr i 50sN owj 22 DECATUR DRUG Twins LONDON (AP) Twins Marjo-rie and May Chavasse survived two world wars, cigarettes and 50 million-to-one odds to arrive at their 100th birthdays together on Friday. "I don't feel any different," exclaimed May, the youngest by 20 minutes, when Britain's oldest surviving twins arrived at a champagne luncheon attended by 100 relatives and friends.

The sisters, not identical twins, said keeping physically active and interested in life are what's kept them going. Nephew Thomas Chavasse said the twins are "quite competitive." "We are convinced in the family AYILAS YIAUHIL: Funeral Home is in charge. Mrs. O'Neil was born in Tower Hill, daughter of Joseph and Mary Dillon. She was a retired K-Mars Restaurant employee of Chicago.

Surviving are her brothers, Thomas of Seneca; Claude of Shelbyville; sisters, Sadie Severino of Wilmington; Anna Gumino of Forked River, N.J.; Doris Thompson of Shelbyville. Her husband and one brother preceded her in death. Willis Robert Willis, 60, of Decatur died 2:45 p.m. Friday (Aug. 29, 1986) in St.

Mary's Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Brintlinger's Pershing Funeral Home. mark was Bishop of Rochester from 1940 to 1960. He died in 1962. Noel was one of only three men awarded the Victoria Cross twice, the second time posthumously, for rescuing injured men under fire during World War I.

The medal is Britain's top military award. Jeffrey Selwyn of London's Allied Dunbar life insurance company, said the chances of twins reaching the age of 100 have been estimated at 50 million to one. Britain's oldest twins on record were Robert and Mary Bean, who celebrated their 100th birthdays Oct. 19, 1973. Robert died before the end of 1973.

"And the second statement (about being duped) is totally off the wall because the U.S. government never has rendered any kind of opinion as to who the perpetrator of the killing is," Callahan said. "We never indicated it was McGuire or any other individual." The Rwandan government issued an international arrest warrant for McGuire on July 27, the same day he left the country and seven months after the killing. McGuire said he's had several job offers in spite of the charges, and accepted one to teach a course in primates at the University of Oklahoma, where he is a doctoral candidate. YOUR LOW AIRFARE Ztetfut is CO.

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Born during the reign of Queen Victoria, neither married. They live in adjoining counties west of London and meet regularly. May was a nurse who cared for the wounded during both world wars, while Marjorie worked for a charity organization for 33 years, becoming a chief executive. these false allegations." McGuire, 35, of Hazlet, N.J., invited the Justice Department to question him at any time about the Dec. 27 slaying.

His lawyer, Michael Mayock, said he called the news conference to clear McGuire's name. Mayock said poachers or Rwandan officials could have wanted Fossey dead because of her outspoken efforts to shield the endangered gorillas from humans. He said she was known to have physically abused poachers, and the Rwanda government claimed she had shot at tourists. Fossey, 53, internationally known for the 18 years she studied the gorillas, was hacked to death with a machete at her cabin on the slopes of Mount Visoke, where she lived among the animals. McGuire, who was working as her research assistant at the time, had won grants to support his research on the effects of male parenting on undersized primates.

"It's my belief there was a conspiracy between the government of Rwanda and the United States," Mayock said, adding that the U.S. government may have been duped by the Rwandans "into making my client a scapegoat in a murder." "It was expedient to have an American rather than a Rwandan charged with the murder, he said. State Department spokesman James Callahan said Mayock's conspiracy theory was "absolutely LOS ANGELES (AP) A researcher accused of hacking anthropologist Dian Fossey to death in Africa declared his innocence Friday, and his lawyer said the United States was trying to make his client a scapegoat. "I want to respond to the outrageous charge of the Rwandan government that I murdered Dr. Dian Fossey," said Wayne Richard Mc-Guire.

a doctoral candidate who spent most of last year with Fossey, studying gorillas in Rwanda in East Africa. "I had absolutely nothing to do with Dian's tragic death," said Mc-Guire. "She was my friend and one of my mentors. I had everything to lose and nothing to gain by her death. I am shocked and outraged by Call for latest discount fares to any city.

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